Name: 50 years of popular hits
Brand: BBC Records
SKU: REC136
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50 years of popular hits (Various)

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Detail			Value
Catalogue number			REC 136
Title			50 years of popular hits
Artist(s)			Various
Cover condition			Near mint
Record condition			Very Good Plus
BBC records label code			C
Item deleted?			Yes
Released			1972
Distributed / printed by			Robert Stace
Country of origin			UK
Media type			Primary
Media genre			Music - Popular View all other tracks listed as Music - Popular.
Run-off codes / Shop bar codes			RE 136 A-2 G J 2 RE 136 B-3 G L 1
My rating			*****
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Side & track	Track and Artist									Length
Tracks Below is a list of tracks for this release.
A1	1923-1932 - Among my souvenirs [Horatio Nicholls / Arr. Eric Rogers]
A2	A room with a view [Noel Coward / Arr. Eric Rogers]
A3	Sleepy lagoon [Eric Coates / Arr.Eric Rogers]
A4	Lady of Spain [Tolchard Evans / Arr. Eric Rogers]
A5	Goodnight sweetheart [Ray Noble / Arr. Eric Rogers]
A6	1933 - 1942 - She's my lovely [Vivian Ellis / Arr. Malcolm Lockyer]
A7	South of the border [Jimmy Kennedy / Michael Carr / Arr. Malcolm Lockyer]
A8	The very thought of you [Ray Noble / Arr. Malcolm Lockyer]
A9	These foolish things [Jack Strachey / Arr. Malcolm Lockyer]
A10	A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square [Maschwitz / Sherwin / Arr. Malcolm Lockyer]
A11	1943 - 1952 - Pedro the fisherman [Harold Purcell / Arr. Norrie Paramor]
A12	Cruising down the river [Eily Beadell / Arr. Norrie Paramor]
A13	The gypsy [Billy Reid / Arr. Norrie Paramor]
B1	We'll gather lilacs [Ivor Novello / Arr. Norrie Paramor]
B2	This is my lovely day [Vivian Ellis / Arr. Norrie Paramor]
B3	I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts [Fred Heatherton / Arr. Norrie Paramor]
B4	1953 - 1962 - Living Doll [Lionel Bart / Michael Pratt / Tommy Steele / Arr. Roland Shaw]
B5	Stranger on the shore [Acker Bilk / Arr. Roland Shaw]
B6	Cara mia [Bunny Lewis, Mantovani / Arr. Roland Shaw]
B7	Handful of songs [Lionel Bart / Arr. Roland Shaw]
B8	What kind of fool am I [Anthony Newley / Leslie Bricusse / Arr. Roland Shaw]
B9	1963 - 1972 - Downtown [Tony Hatch / Arr. Ronnie Aldrich]
B10	Goldfinger [John Barry / Arr. Ronnie Aldrich]
B11	It's not unusual [Les Reed / Arr. Ronnie Aldrich]
B12	Something [George Harrison / Arr. Ronnie Aldrich]
B13	My Sweet Lord [George Harrison / Arr. Ronnie Aldrich]
Total length of media 0:00.

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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts
Recorded at the Camden Theatre, London. From the Radio 2 Broadcast. Front cover is a photograph of Pan's People. Concertmaster [Leader] Julien Gaillard. Design [Sleeve Design], Photography Andrew Prewett. Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra. Producer Mark White.

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Further information
BBC Radio Enterprises Ltd and BBC Enterprises Ltd, predecessors of BBC Worldwide / BBC Worldwide Ltd., the BBC's commercial arm. Formed 1968 and 1979 respectively, they were a subsidiary wholly owned by the BBC and merged into BBC Worldwide in 1995. In that time, there were companies set up within or structured brands as part of the company to deal with separate parts of the business, e.g. BBC Records for recorded audio. Sometimes written as BBC Enterprise Ltd. The items shown here are from the "main" BBC Records and Tapes library covering a wide secletion of genres from themes, comedy dramas and others, depending on which format you have selected.